Koninklijke Militaire Academie
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The Royal Military Academy (Dutch
: Koninklijk
e Militaire Academie or KMA) is the service academy for the Dutch Army and the Dutch Air Force. Located in Breda
, the Netherlands
, the KMA has trained future officers
since 1828.
cadets choose. On graduation, cadets are awarded a bachelor's degree
and are commissioned in the Royal Dutch Army or the Royal Dutch Air Force. The KMA also offers a shortened officers course of one and a half years. The training of the officers of the Royal Dutch Navy and the Dutch Marine Corps is mainly done by the Royal Netherlands Naval College
in Den Helder
. The campus is about one kilometer square.
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
: Koninklijk
Koninklijk
Koninklijk or Koninklijke is an honorary title given to certain companies and non-profit organizations in Belgium and the Netherlands, by the King or Queen in the respective country. It was first introduced by Louis Bonaparte in 1807, the King of the Netherlands at that time, who awarded the title...
e Militaire Academie or KMA) is the service academy for the Dutch Army and the Dutch Air Force. Located in Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, the KMA has trained future officers
Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position...
since 1828.
Description
The KMA offers a program of study which lasts four or five years, depending on the academic majorAcademic major
In the United States and Canada, an academic major or major concentration is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits....
cadets choose. On graduation, cadets are awarded a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
and are commissioned in the Royal Dutch Army or the Royal Dutch Air Force. The KMA also offers a shortened officers course of one and a half years. The training of the officers of the Royal Dutch Navy and the Dutch Marine Corps is mainly done by the Royal Netherlands Naval College
Royal Netherlands Naval College
The Royal Netherlands Naval College in Den Helder is the service academy of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The KIM offers a program of four or five years and also a short course of sixteen to twenty-two months...
in Den Helder
Den Helder
Den Helder is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula...
. The campus is about one kilometer square.
Alumni
- Lieutenant General Johan Cornelis van der WijckJohan Cornelis van der WijckJhr. Johan Cornelis van der Wijck was a Dutch lieutenant general of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and governor of Aceh and related territories.-Career:...
- General Dick BerlijnDick BerlijnGeneral Dick Lodewijk Berlijn is a retired Royal Netherlands Air Force four-star general, who served as Chief of Defence of the Netherlands from 2004, when he succeeded Lt. Adm. Luuk Kroon, until 2008, when he was succeeded by Gen. Peter van Uhm...
- Captain Marco KroonMarco KroonCaptain Marinus Johannes "Marco" Kroon, RMWO is a Dutch soldier serving with the Korps Commandotroepen. Kroon is a Knight of the Military William Order and the first new member of this very exclusive Order in over half a century...
- General Simon Hendrik SpoorSimon Hendrik SpoorGeneral Simon Hendrik Spoor was the Chief of Staff of the Dutch Armed Forces in the Dutch East Indies from 1946 to 1949, during the Indonesian National Revolution.-Career:...
- General Peter van UhmPeter van UhmGeneral Petrus J.M. "Peter" van Uhm is a four-star general in the Royal Netherlands Army and the current Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff...
- General Pierre Victor Amiot
- Brigadier General Leanne van den Hoek
- General Rudini, Indonesian Army Chief of Staff
- Colonel Thom KarremansThom KarremansColonel Thomas Jakob Peter Karremans was the commander of Dutchbat troops in Srebrenica at the time of the Srebrenica massacre during Bosnian War. Karremans had been assigned to defend the Bosniak enclave made the U.N...
- Officer and politician Hanke Bruins SlotHanke Bruins SlotHanke Gerdina Johannette Bruins Slot is a Dutch politician and former officer and hockey player. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal she has been an MP since June 17, 2010...